Mumbai, India, May 5, 2016
The public cloud services market in India is projected to grow 30.4 percent in 2016 to total $1.26 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. The highest growth will come from cloud system infrastructure services (infrastructure as a service [IaaS]), which is projected to grow 32.5 percent in 2016, with platform as a service (PaaS) projected to grow 31.7 percent.
"We are witnessing a shift from legacy IT services to cloud-based services. Cloud services are growing due to organizations pursuing a digital business strategy," said Sid Nag, research director at Gartner. "
Table 1. India Public Cloud Services Forecast (Millions of U.S. Dollars)
| - | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud Business Process Services (BPaaS) | 92.5 | 114.3 | 146.9 | 188.8 | 242.4 | 311.5 |
| Cloud Application Services (SaaS) | 299.3 | 389.8 | 514.4 | 654.2 | 792.4 | 959.6 |
| Cloud Application Infrastructure Services (PaaS) | 62.4 | 82.1 | 106.9 | 135 | 160.4 | 184.7 |
| Cloud System Infrastructure Services (IaaS) | 338.9 | 448.9 | 615.4 | 839.7 | 1140.6 | 1558 |
| Cloud Management and Security Services | 79.4 | 104.2 | 134.5 | 167.7 | 206.2 | 247.8 |
| Cloud Advertising | 95.6 | 123.2 | 158 | 189 | 222.8 | 266 |
| Total | 968.1 | 1262.6 | 1676.2 | 2174.3 | 2764.7 | 3527.6 |
Source: Gartner (March 2016)
The IaaS segment will remain the fastest-growing segment in 2016, forecast to reach $448.9 million.
"IaaS continues to be the strongest-growing segment as enterprises move away from data center build-outs and move their infrastructure needs to the public cloud," said Mr. Nag. "Certain market leaders have built a significant lead in this segment, so providers should focus on creating differentiation for success."
Cloud application Infrastructure services (PaaS) is forecast to grow 31.7 percent in 2016, to $82.1 million. This is an artifact of enterprises looking to develop and build applications in the public cloud that are cloud native, as well as non-cloud native applications that are refactored taking advantage of PaaS.
Additional information is available in the Gartner report "Forecast: Public Cloud Services, Worldwide, 2014-2020, 1Q16 Update".
Gartner analysts examined key trends for cloud computing during the recently concluded Gartner IT Infrastructure Operations & Data Center Summit, 3-4 May, 2016 in Mumbai. For further information about the Summit in Mumbai, please visit http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/apac/data-center-india/
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